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Χριστός G5547

Christós

khris-tos'

from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

Abbott–Smith

χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν (< χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ;]
1. as adj.,
(a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Le 21:10);
(b) of persons, anointed (ὁ ἰερεὺς ὁ χ., Le 4:5; οἱ χ. ἰευρεῖς, II Mac 1:10): ὁ χ. τοῦ κυρίου or Θεοῦ (I Ki 2:10, Ps 2:2, al.), of the Messiah (Aram., מְשִׁיחָא; cf. Dalman, Words, 289 ff.), Lk 2:11, 26 Jo 1:41, Ac 2:36 4:26, al.
2. As subst., ὁ Χριστός, the Messiah, the Christ: Mt 2:4, Mk 8:29, Lk 2:11, Jo 1:20, Ac 2:31, Ro 7:4, al.; Ἰησοῦς Χ., Mk 1:1, Jo 1:17, Ac 2:38, al.; Χ. Ἰησοῦς, Mt 1:18, WH, mg. Ac 5:42, Ro 6:3, al.; Χ. κύριος, Lk 2:11; Ἰησοῦς Χ. ὁ κύριος, Ac 15:26, Ro 1:7, al.

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), in the public domain.


529 occurrences

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  • John 3:28
    Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
  • John 4:25
    The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
  • John 4:29
    Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
  • John 4:42
    And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
  • John 6:69
    And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
  • John 7:26
    But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
  • John 7:27
    Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
  • John 7:31
    And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?
  • John 7:41
    Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
  • John 7:42
    Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?